Todd Brooker

A native of Waterloo who started skiing on the hills of Collingwood as a three year old, Todd Brooker went on to fame and glory on the world downhill skiing scene.

In 1972 at the age of thirteen, Brooker served notice of his skiing potential at the Canadian Juvenile Skiing Championships when he placed first in the downhill, second in the slalom, third in the giant slalom and finished first overall. He joined the National Team in 1977.

In 1982, starting the year ranked ninety-seven in the world in downhill, Brooker finished the year with a ranking of seventh. In 1983, he won World Cup downhill races at the famous Hahnenkahm in Austria, was second at Aspen, Colorado and finished the season ranked the number one downhill skier in the world.

Injuries in 1984 and 1986 curtailed his performances but he won another World Cup downhill race at Furano in Japan in 1985. He retired in 1987 but has continued his association with the sport as a television commentator and analyst.